Newbury Park is 2-8 against Westlake since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Warriors at 3:30 p.m. Newbury Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Newbury Park's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Calabasas 16-0. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Coyotes recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Krista Danklefs
| 04/29/25 @ Calabasas | 5 |
| 04/17/25 @ Thousand Oaks | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Agoura | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Oaks Christian | 4 |
| 04/03/25 @ Westlake | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Krista Danklefs looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, she posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March.
At the plate, Newbury Park let Yasmin Topinko and Janessa Gutierrez run wild. Topinko went 2-for-3 with one home run and five RBI, while Gutierrez went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Gutierrez has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Richardson, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI.
Newbury Park kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Westlake fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Thousand Oaks on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 2-1. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Presley Watters spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Westlake saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Tirsch, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Newbury Park's victory bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Westlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Newbury Park hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Westlake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
